Quotes About Manners

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The trouble with good manners is that people are persuaded that you are all right, require no protection, are perfectly capable of looking after yourself.

People read informality as, 'Do whatever you feel like,' and whatever you feel like might be disastrous.

It is the coward who fawns upon those above him. It is the coward who is insolent whenever he dares be so.

Whenever I go out with a girl for a meal, I'm recognised, and I hear, 'That's Chad's girl,' before anyone even approaches for a picture. I can't take arrogance and rude behaviour, and I really get a lot of it.

My momma says whenever you go to somebody's house, you have to give them something. Don't come empty-handed.

Actually Maddy is my name. But I feel that whenever you address somebody, there needs to be certain amount of dignity rendered to it - irrespective of whether it's a film star or somebody you are fond of. I find it very pleasing when somebody refers to me as 'Mr. Madhavan' or 'Sir' or 'Mr. Maddy.'

Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it contains, or for the primitive manners of its inhabitants and its picturesque appearance.

One thing that really gets on my nerves is people spitting on the streets! I fail to understand whether they are just plain uncivilized or uninformed about how the act only helps in spreading diseases.

Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.

I don't like to watch golf on television because I can't stand people who whisper.

In my culture, whispering in the company of others is considered rude.

When I invite a woman to dinner, I expect her to look at my face. That's the price she has to pay.

I knew the shirt-swapping business in general was getting out of hand when opponents would ask me for my shirt while we were still mid-match. Those are the wrong priorities.

One should not poke their nose into the private life of other persons.

Here in America, people are very professional.

Checking your phone during dinner is no less rude than reading 'People' during dinner, which I once saw a woman do at Blue Ribbon Brooklyn as she dined with her husband/boyfriend/whatever.

When writing a thank-you if you've had lunch with someone downtown, send an e-mail. If somebody is giving you a dinner party in his or her home and all the work that takes, that person deserves a written thank-you.

No one has the right to dirty someone's personal space in any which way.

You do not have to do everything disagreeable that you have a right to do.

Dad knew how to disagree without being disagreeable or rude.

I was brought up not to brag. I've always disliked people who do.

I always tried to be the perfect little girl. Always tried to have the perfect little manners. Never wanted to displease my parents.

I'd never disrespect women. I have been brought up to treat women with courtesy and dignity.